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Black Forest Engineering (United States)

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Research works
26
▲ 133% vs 2018-21
Citations
310
12.0 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
6.1%
all institutions 10.0%
Open access
14%
world 40%
International
16%
world 18%
Black Forest Engineering (United States)

Not ranked overall: Black Forest Engineering (United States) is under the volume floor below which a citation excellence rate is noise. Not ranked is not the same as ranked last.

Which fields of science does Black Forest Engineering (United States) work in?

In all years, 85% of research at Black Forest Engineering (United States) is in Physical Sciences, 8% in Health Sciences. Its largest fields are Engineering (47%), Materials Science (15%), Medicine (8%). It does 1.8× the world's share of Physical Sciences.

Physical Sciences: 22 fractional works · 84.8% of its workEngineering: 12 fractional works · 46.5% of its workElectrical and Electronic Engineering: 5 fractional works · 19.0% of its workMedia Technology: 3 fractional works · 10.4% of its workBiomedical Engineering: 3 fractional works · 9.8% of its workAerospace Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workMechanical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCivil and Structural Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workOcean Engineering: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workComputational Mechanics: 0 fractional works · 0.6% of its workMechanics of Materials: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workMaterials Science: 4 fractional works · 15.3% of its workElectronic, Optical and Magnetic Materials: 2 fractional works · 8.1% of its workMaterials Chemistry: 1 fractional works · 4.6% of its workPolymers and Plastics: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workMetals and Alloys: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workEarth and Planetary Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.1% of its workGeophysics: 1 fractional works · 4.5% of its workOceanography: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workGeology: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workPhysics and Astronomy: 2 fractional works · 6.8% of its workInstrumentation: 1 fractional works · 3.0% of its workAtomic and Molecular Physics, and Optics: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNuclear and High Energy Physics: 0 fractional works · 1.2% of its workRadiation: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workStatistical and Nonlinear Physics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.1% of its workEnvironmental Science: 1 fractional works · 3.9% of its workPollution: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workEnvironmental Chemistry: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEcology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemical Engineering: 1 fractional works · 2.5% of its workFluid Flow and Transfer Processes: 1 fractional works · 2.0% of its workBioengineering: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workComputer Science: 1 fractional works · 2.1% of its workInformation Systems: 0 fractional works · 1.9% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.2% of its workChemistry: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workSpectroscopy: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workHealth Sciences: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workMedicine: 2 fractional works · 7.7% of its workNeurology: 1 fractional works · 2.2% of its workCardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workComplementary and alternative medicine: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workPhysiology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSurgery: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workEpidemiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workLife Sciences: 1 fractional works · 4.1% of its workNeuroscience: 1 fractional works · 2.6% of its workCognitive Neuroscience: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workNeurology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0 fractional works · 1.1% of its workBiophysics: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workGenetics: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workImmunology and Microbiology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workParasitology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workSocial Sciences: 1 fractional works · 3.4% of its workBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0 fractional works · 1.4% of its workOrganizational Behavior and Human Resource Management: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workAccounting: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workManagement of Technology and Innovation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workPsychology: 0 fractional works · 1.3% of its workSocial Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.5% of its workClinical Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.4% of its workDevelopmental and Educational Psychology: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workSocial Sciences: 0 fractional works · 0.7% of its workCommunication: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workEducation: 0 fractional works · 0.3% of its workSmaller subfields together: 0 fractional works · 0.0% of its workALL ITS WORKBlack ForestEngineering…26fractional works, all years
Life Sciences4%Physical Sciences85%Health Sciences8%Social Sciences3%

Each ring splits the one inside it: the four domains of science, their fields, their subfields. Size is fractional works in all years. Every slice is a page; the interactive view zooms down to single topics and colours each by how much more of it this institution does than the world.

Its 4 domains and 15 fields, with their numbers
    1. Engineering1246.5%
    2. Materials Science415.3%
    3. Earth and Planetary Sciences27.1%
    4. Physics and Astronomy26.8%
    5. Environmental Science13.9%
    6. Chemical Engineering12.5%
    7. Computer Science12.1%
    8. Chemistry00.7%
    1. Medicine27.7%
    1. Neuroscience12.6%
    2. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology01.1%
    3. Immunology and Microbiology00.4%
    1. Business, Management and Accounting01.4%
    2. Psychology01.3%
    3. Social Sciences00.7%
All of science, and how each field's share has moved since 1950: the Science domain explorer

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.67× its world share, 0 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 3.57× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Neuroscience: 13.30× its world share, 1 worksNeuroscienceEngineering: 1.18× its world share, 0 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 1.16× its world share, 0 worksEnvironmental SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 2.80× its world share, 0 worksPhysics and AstronomyMedicine: 1.68× its world share, 1 worksMedicineBusiness, Management and Accounting: 2.51× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Psychology: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksPsychology1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Neuroscience, 13.3×. Every wedge is a field page.

All 9 fields, with their numbers
  1. Neuroscience13.30×1 works
  2. Immunology and Microbiology3.57×0 works
  3. Physics and Astronomy2.80×0 works
  4. Business, Management and Accounting2.51×0 works
  5. Medicine1.68×1 works
  6. Engineering1.18×0 works
  7. Environmental Science1.16×0 works
  8. Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology0.67×0 works
  9. Psychology0.35×0 works

Who are the top researchers at Black Forest Engineering (United States)?

Ranked on the quality score, Stephen D. Gaalema lead among researchers whose main affiliation is Black Forest Engineering (United States).

  1. 1 Stephen D. Gaalema United States · #5,448,525 worldwide 293 citations · 48 works
All ranked researchers at Black Forest Engineering (United States)

What are the most cited papers from Black Forest Engineering (United States)?

The most cited paper from Black Forest Engineering (United States) is "The kinematic viscosity of biodiesel and its blends with diesel fuel" (Mustafa Ertunç Tat, Jon H. Van Gerpen, 1999), with 269 citations. Next come "Speed of sound and isentropic bulk modulus of alkyl monoesters at elevated temperatures and pressures" (67) and "Mentoring Across Family-Owned Businesses" (36).

Most cited papers
#PaperReleasedCitations
1 The kinematic viscosity of biodiesel and its blends with diesel fuel Mustafa Ertunç Tat, Jon H. Van Gerpen · Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society Dec 1999 269
2 Speed of sound and isentropic bulk modulus of alkyl monoesters at elevated temperatures and pressures Mustafa Ertunç Tat, Jon H. Van Gerpen · Journal of the American Oil Chemists Society Dec 2003 67
3 Mentoring Across Family-Owned Businesses Brian John Distelberg, Thomas V. Schwarz · Family Business Review 21 Nov 2013 36
4 A taxonomic framework for interpreting evolution within the Amytornis textilis—modestus complex of grasswrens Andrew Black, Leo Joseph, Lynn P. Pedler et al. · Emu - Austral Ornithology 29 Nov 2010 21
5 THERMOPILE DETECTOR ARRAYS FOR SPACE SCIENCE APPLICATIONS M. C. Foote, M. E. Kenyon, T. Krueger et al. · NASA Technical Reports Server (NASA) Feb 2004 21
All 44 most cited papers, with filters and sorting

Which keywords describe research at Black Forest Engineering (United States)?

By fractional works in all years, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Holographic Displays, Stereoscopic Displays, Nanoparticles, Liquid Crystals, Self-Organization, Photon Counting, Imaging Spectroscopy and Polarimetry.

▲ more of its work than of the world's◆ about the world's share▼ less than the world's

Size is fractional works in all years in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 13 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 13 words, with their numbers
  1. Holographic Displays2▲ 436×1 topic
  2. Stereoscopic Displays2▲ 436×1 topic
  3. Nanoparticles2▲ 6.4×3 topics
  4. Liquid Crystals2▲ 215×1 topic
  5. Self-Organization2▲ 154×1 topic
  6. Photon Counting2▲ 93×3 topics
  7. Imaging Spectroscopy2▲ 358×1 topic
  8. Polarimetry2▲ 358×1 topic
  9. Detector Performance1▲ 89×2 topics
  10. Optical Modulators1▲ 22×2 topics
  11. Emissions1▲ 21×2 topics
  12. Radiation Detection1▲ 65×2 topics
  13. Raman Lasers1▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Black Forest Engineering (United States) publish most on?

By volume in 2022-now: EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies, Neurological disorders and treatments and Facial Trauma and Fracture Management.

EEG and Brain-Computer I…0EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces: 0 fractional worksTranscranial Magnetic St…0Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies: 0 fractional worksNeurological disorders a…0Neurological disorders and treatments: 0 fractional worksFacial Trauma and Fractu…0Facial Trauma and Fracture Management: 0 fractional worksTraumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances: 0 fractional worksSolid State Laser Technologies: 0 fractional worksAdvanced Optical Sensing…0Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies: 0 fractional worksLaser Design and Applications: 0 fractional worksMeningioma and schwannoma management: 0 fractional worksSpinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques: 0 fractional works
Cognitive NeuroscienceNeurologySurgeryElectrical and Electronic Engineering2 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 EEG and Brain-Computer Interfaces Cognitive Neuroscience 0 works
  2. 2 Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Studies Neurology 0 works
  3. 3 Neurological disorders and treatments Neurology 0 works
  4. 4 Facial Trauma and Fracture Management Surgery 0 works
  5. 5 Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances Neurology 0 works
  6. 6 Solid State Laser Technologies Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  7. 7 Advanced Optical Sensing Technologies Instrumentation 0 works
  8. 8 Laser Design and Applications Electrical and Electronic Engineering 0 works
  9. 9 Meningioma and schwannoma management Epidemiology 0 works
  10. 10 Spinal Fractures and Fixation Techniques Surgery 0 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world's own shares: the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available14.0%not open86.0%

World: 40% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors15.8%domestic only84.2%

World: 18% is written across borders.

How has Black Forest Engineering (United States)'s research output changed?

Output in 2022-2025 was 133% higher than in 2018-2021.

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The same series as a ribbon: one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

Its share of all research

Growing output can still be a shrinking share: all of science grows. This is Black Forest Engineering (United States) as a percentage of every work published that year, 0.000015% in 2024.

still counting0.00020%0.00040%Black Forest Engineering (United States)0.000011% in 2025200020102020

Fractional works of Black Forest Engineering (United States) over all fractional works that year. How the balance of science has shifted.

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